James Bond's Skyfall motorcycle to be auctioned for Children In Need

Charity to benefit after Honda donates 007's bike.

The Honda motorcycle ridden by Daniel Craig in the opening sequence of the new James Bond caper Skyfall is being auctioned on eBay in aid of Children In Need.

Honda (UK) has donated the modified CRF250R motocrosser to the BBC's annual fundraising auction, in which bidders buy items and the winning bid forms a donation to the charity appeal.

The machine appeared in the opening scene of Skyfall, filmed in Istanbul and Adana, Turkey, earlier this year. Two bikes were used, a 'police' bike and a 'street merchant's' bike, the latter ridden by Craig in pursuit of film's henchman, Patrice (Ola Rapace).

The auction will close at midnight on Thursday November 22.

Honda is hoping that the bike will raise tens of thousands of pounds for BBC Children in Need, which campaigns to make a positive difference to the lives of disadvantaged children and young people in the UK.

Fiona Cole, Honda (UK) corporate communications manager, said, "Original items such as this are usually highly sought after and with the Bond films having incredibly broad appeal, we hope that 007's 'street merchant' bike will raise a significant amount of money and awareness for such an invaluable cause.